Scientific Name: Sporadanthus tasmanicus

Common Name: branching scalerush

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Restionaceae

Form Description: Dioecious, rhizomes shortly creeping.

Flowers: Male and female flowers.

Fruit: Nut

Municipality
Central HighlandsClarenceDerwent ValleyDorsetGlamorgan-Spring BayHuon ValleyKingboroughNorthern MidlandsTasmanWest Coast
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine VegetationHeathSedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes

Heath and sedgeland, buttongrass plains, sea level to 800m.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist, Waterlogged

Soil Tolerance

Loam, Poorly-drained, Sandy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method

Seed Information